zero waste

When we first started our zero waste journey, we still discarded empty glass jars. After finishing a condiment or nut butter, we’d throw them in glass recycling bins. We had often heard other people who follow a zero waste lifestyle explain that they keep, and re-use, all glass jars they…

Three weeks ago, Jordy injured his leg. He was out on the island walking the dogs before sunrise. Mojo came running back from one of her solo adventures and made a miscalculated jump from a dune. She knocked into Jordy and as a result, his kneecap dislocated. Jordy’s knees aren’t…

I’m sitting on a folding chair in the ICU with our tablet perched in the window sill. My nan is sleeping, the machines around her beeping every time she fumbles with the cable on her middle finger that monitors her blood pressure. This is not what either of us had…

Happy St. Stephens day, second day of Christmas, Boxing Day. What do you call the day after Christmas? This week, I’m doing a different take on our zero waste diary. Instead of looking back on last week’s waste waning adventures, I’m talking you through our zero waste Christmas day! …

Our weekly zero waste diary runs from Monday through Sunday, meaning that I usually start writing it the Monday after. But procrastination is an art, and I sometimes (read: often) postpone it until Tuesday afternoon. We had three days off at the start of our week what is now, already,…

For years, oatmeal has been our go-to breakfast. Overnight oats, oatmeal, porridge. Whatever name or type you prefer, this breakfast is healthy, filling, versatile and super easy to make. And there are so many ways to vary this dish that we have yet to grow tired of it. We have…

With Christmas just around the corner, gift giving is on many people’s minds. But no matter the season, the next thing to celebrate is always just a few weeks away. The number of people living a minimalist or zero waste lifestyle is growing. Chances are, some of your relatives or…

Our past week was amazing. The final day of the week (that’s Sunday for us, if you’re wondering) in particular was incredibly fun. There weren’t any specific dinners or events throughout the week, so instead we’re talking about a few things that we’ve used repeatedly over the past month or…

In particular in the western world, many of us are brought up quite spoiled. Sure, each parent raises their kids differently, but it’s often that I see kids in stores cry until they get the toy or candy bar they so desperately want. Once raised in a world where everything…

With Thanksgiving taking place last week, let’s start by sharing what we’re thankful for. We finished the 8 month build of our home on wheels in May, earlier this year. Though we hoped to spend years on end driving it around countless countries, we ended up doing something completely different.…